VIGOR TESTING IN SMALL-SEEDED HORTICULTURAL CROPS

Vigor is an important characteristic of seed lots and can be defined as the inherent ability of seeds within a seed lot to establish normal (or usable) seedlings under diverse growing environments.
Vigor is a complex seed attribute determined by plant genetics, the seed production environment and post-harvest processing and handling.
Seed vigor is routinely evaluated for commercial seed lots, but vigor testing can be more challenging in small-seeded horticultural crops compared to larger-seeded agronomic crops.
This manuscript provides an overview of selected vigor testing methods suitable for small-seeded horticultural crops.

IV International Symposium on Seed, Transplant and Stand Establishment of Horticultural Crops; Translating Seed and Seedling Physiology into Technology

R.L. Geneve

accelerated aging, germination, biochemical, standard germination, flower seeds, vegetable seeds, cold test

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.782.6